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2001–02 Swansea City A.F.C. season

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Swansea City
2001–02 season
ManagerJohn Hollins (until 12 September)
Colin Addison (from 13 September until 7 March)
Nick Cusack and Roger Freestone (joint caretakers from 8 March until April 20)
Nick Cusack (sole caretaker from 20 April)
StadiumVetch Field
Third Division20th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
FAW Premier CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Watkin
All: Steve Watkin (11)

During the 2001–02 English football season, Swansea City competed in the Third Division.

Season summary

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In July, the club was sold to managing director Mike Lewis for £1. Lewis subsequently sold on his stake to a consortium of Australian businessmen behind the Brisbane Lions AFL team, fronted by Tony Petty. Seven players were sacked and eight others saw their contracts terminated, angering supporters. Sanctions were threatened by the Football League, with a rival consortium headed by ex-player Mel Nurse seeking to buy out the new owners. During this period, manager John Hollins was sacked after a poor start to the season, and Colin Addison took over as manager. The turmoil led to the creation of the Swansea City Supporters' Trust, which sought to save the club and ultimately guarantee supporter representation on the club's board.

The Petty group sold its stake in January 2002 after a bitter stand-off with the Nurse consortium, which was supported by the majority of the club's fans. Jim Moore and Mel Griffin, previously rescuers of Hull City, stepped into the breach and persuaded Petty to sell to them (as he had promised to bankrupt the club & make it extinct rather than sell to Nurse). From there Moore became chairman for three weeks, giving the Nurse consortium time to organize its finances. Having successfully reorganized the finances of Hull City, both Moore and Griffin were believers in clubs belonging in the hands of local people, and so, believing Nurse's group were best for the Swans, the two sold the club to Nurse's consortium for £1.

Despite problems off the pitch, the team had managed a mid-table position, but lack of funds led to Addison's dismissal in early March, and under caretakers Nick Cusack and Roger Freestone the club slumped to a 20th placed-finish.

Kit

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Swansea City's kit was manufactured by Bergoni and sponsored by The Travel House.

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Roger Freestone
2 DF Wales WAL Lee Jenkins
3 DF England ENG Michael Howard
4 MF England ENG Nick Cusack
5 DF England ENG Jason Smith
8 MF France FRA David Romo
9 FW England ENG John Williams
10 FW Wales WAL Steve Watkin
11 MF Wales WAL Jonathan Coates
12 MF Wales WAL Gareth Phillips
13 GK Wales WAL Jason Jones
14 MF Wales WAL Kristian O'Leary
15 MF Wales WAL Damien Lacey
16 MF England ENG Michael Keegan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Mali MLI Mamady Sidibé
18 DF Wales WAL Chris Todd
19 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Casey[notes 1]
20 DF Wales WAL Leigh De-Vulgt
21 DF Wales WAL Stephen Healey
22 MF Wales WAL Chris O'Sullivan
23 MF Wales WAL Craig Draper
25 MF Wales WAL Andrew Mumford
26 DF Scotland SCO Jered Stirling
27 DF England ENG Neil Sharp
28 DF Wales WAL Terry Evans
30 FW England ENG Steve Brodie
31 DF Wales WAL Richard Duffy

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF England ENG Matthew Bound (to Oxford United)
7 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Mazzina (released)
24 FW England ENG Nathan Tyson (on loan from Reading)
26 DF England ENG Richard Appleby (to Kidderminster Harriers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Wales WAL Stuart Roberts (to Wycombe Wanderers)
28 GK Wales WAL Simon Cole (released)
29 DF Wales WAL Stephen Evans (on loan from Crystal Palace)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Swansea City - 2001/02".

Notes

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  1. ^ Casey was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 level.